Brood — (br[=oo]d), v. t. 1. To sit over, cover, and cherish; as, a hen broods her chickens. [1913 Webster] 2. To cherish with care. [R.] [1913 Webster] 3. To think anxiously or moodily upon. [1913 Webster] You ll sit and brood your sorrows on a throne.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Brood — (br[=oo]d), n. [OE. brod, AS. br[=o]d; akin to D. broed, OHG. bruot, G. brut, and also to G. br[ u]he broth, MHG. br[ u]eje, and perh. to E. brawn, breath. Cf. {Breed}, v. t.] 1. The young birds hatched at one time; a hatch; as, a brood of… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
brood — I UK [bruːd] / US [brud] verb [intransitive] Word forms brood : present tense I/you/we/they brood he/she/it broods present participle brooding past tense brooded past participle brooded 1) to think and worry about something a lot brood about/over … English dictionary
brood — brood1 [ brud ] verb intransitive 1. ) to think and worry about something a lot: brood about/over: Don t sit and brood over it for weeks. 2. ) if a bird broods, it sits on its eggs until the young birds are born brood brood 2 [ brud ] noun count… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
Brood — (br[=o]ch), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Brooded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Brooding}.] 1. To sit on and cover eggs, as a fowl, for the purpose of warming them and hatching the young; or to sit over and cover young, as a hen her chickens, in order to warm and… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Brood — Brood, a. 1. Sitting or inclined to sit on eggs. [1913 Webster] 2. Kept for breeding from; as, a brood mare; brood stock; having young; as, a brood sow. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Sit — Sit, v. i. [imp. {Sat}({Sate}, archaic); p. p. {Sat} ({Sitten}, obs.); p. pr. & vb. n. {Sitting}.] [OE. sitten, AS. sittan; akin to OS. sittian, OFries. sitta, D. zitten, G. sitzen, OHG. sizzen, Icel. sitja, SW. sitta, Dan. sidde, Goth. sitan,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
brood — [bro͞od] n. [ME & OE brod, akin to Ger brut, a hatching: for IE base see BREATH] 1. the offspring, or a family of offspring, of animals; esp., a group of birds or fowl hatched at one time and cared for together 2. all the children in a family 3.… … English World dictionary
sit — [sit] vi. sat, sitting [ME sitten < OE sittan, akin to ON sitja, Ger sitzen < IE base * sed , to sit > L sedere, Gr hizein, Welsh seddu, to sit] 1. a) to rest the weight of the body upon the buttocks and the back of the thighs, as on a… … English World dictionary
brood — ► NOUN 1) a family of young animals produced at one hatching or birth. 2) informal all the children in a family. ► VERB 1) think deeply about an unpleasant subject. 2) (brooding) appearing darkly menacing. 3) (of a bird) sit on (eggs) to hatch… … English terms dictionary
